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Prison 101: Communication, pt 5 You know, I have no idea how far I am going to go with this… I am kinda just writing in parts as we go along, trying to touch on some of the important parts of communication with a loved one in prison. And only now do I realize that it kinda makes sense that I am...
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How do Inmates pass the time? You’ll think I am insane, but this blog is actually based off a game show I saw today. Before we get into that, I wanted to say hello to the newer readers from a number of new blogsites. I have gone from 7 blogs to about 13...with a few more to add. That means (I hope) that...
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It’s not too late. Well I think this is my first blog after that long discussion about prison communications. I am glad to finish it, but it was very fun to write it. I got a lot of people reading it on my prison blogs, so I know some of you will get some mileage out of it. Some of you told me you wanted...
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Let’s take a walk, and look through these eyes of mine. See how I view my world and tell me what you find. Can you see the gun tower which keep’s my escape plans at bay. An unspoken message of sure death it conveys each day. What about the barbwire fence, which protects the world from me, or does it...
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Monday, 7pm at Tyrrell Prison Work Farm Monday, 7pm, at Tyrrell Prison Work Farm So what would I be doing if I were at Tyrrell Prison Work Farm? At this time of year (Fall) it is almost dark as of 7pm, as the days get shorter. But when I was at Tyrrell, it was from about early spring to early Fall. For...
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First count time My First Count Time I wrote at least 2 different entries about “count time” in prison, but I wanted to try to share a more specific experience from it. I want to share with you an excerpt from something I wrote, and then I will follow it up with some discussion: Sometime later, as I...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 #307 The Canteen Man The Canteen Man If you have ever been in prison, or even jail, you probably know what this term is… and you probably know that there are two meanings of this title. This is something most people outside of prison have no idea of knowing, mainly because most...